Jazz Presentation
Transcript: Bibliography 1800s Luigi 1950s- Jazz music took a back seat as Rock 'n' roll took to the TV screens. Childhood and inspirations. Early Career. Most Famous work. Later Career. Legacy and Influences Today. Early Career. 1960s- The civil rights movement interfered and then had a massive impact on jazz music and dance. Just after his accident in 1956 Luigi was taken to NYC to perform on Broadway in the show 'Happy Hour' Luigi's Jazz Centre (1990-2008) Someone approached him and said how good his technique was and that he should teach it. He started to teach whilst working in things like films, live theater and TV variety shows. MattMattox 1505828, 1510384, 1510007, 1504117 Levine, D. and Times, L.A. (2009) Jack Cole made Marilyn Monroe move. Available at: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-marilyn-monroe9-2009aug09-story.html (Accessed: 24 March 2016) At the age of 21 Luigi's life got turned upside down. Within 2 months of living in LA Luigi was in a serious car accident which left him partially sighted and paralyzed down one half of his body. Some say a whilst in a coma "A voice said to him, "never stop moving kid, if you stop you're dead." Luigi's Jazz Centre (1990-2009) I believe that this helped Luigi to carry on. Childhood and Influences. - Semko. E (2015). Jazz Dance Legend: Matt Mattox. Available: http://www.danceadvantage.net/matt-mattox/. Last accessed 16/05/2016. 1940s- A drought within dance halls during WW2 1700s Mattox made his way to the stage and screens and was involved in many productions. His biggest was 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'. Nico Charisse, Mattox's Ballet teacher. His wife Cyd helped him with getting one of his first jobs after being in WWII with the Army's Air Force. Mattox also opened his own dance school in New York. His career was long running and created over 30 ballets. Passed away in 2013 at the age of 91. Jessica White, Shannon Gilley, Gian Luca-Papa, Jacob Tomlinson Origins of jazz dance and understanding its evolution. Relationship between jazz dance and jazz music Stylistic Features of studied practitioners; Luigi, Matt Mattox, Jack Cole. Worked with Marilyn Monroe "Helped solidify the dumb-blobd persona she introduced in monkey business" in her much beefier role in "Gentlemen". . Luigi was born as Louis Facciuto and only recently died at the age of 90 in 2015 Throughout his career Luigi taught for 5 Decades Luigi is known as the "Father of Jazz dance" Luigi's Jazz Centre (1990-2009) He is know for "creating the first formal jazz dance technique." Luigi's Jazz Centre (1990-2009) Last Moments Jazz music was evolved within New Orleans. Blues music and marching bands were introduced to create a new style of music. Jack Cole was "Born John Ewing Richter: New Brunswick, New Jersey, 27 April 1914. Jack Cole grew up within a broken home and was sent to study within a boarding school. Originally trained in modern dance with the Danish show and dance company. The company was run by Ruth St. Dennis and Ted Shawn who were big influences in modern dance. Most Famous Work Legacy and influence on Jazz today “I went home, I sat down, and I drew one line on a blank piece of paper. The body is a straight line and you can do everything with it. Then, there was a Life magazine photographer who was experimenting in the early 1950s by shooting a man holding two lamps, which he moved against a black background. When the photo was developed, all you saw were these curving lines of light. And I thought, ‘That’s the way the body should move.’ ” – (Semko.E, 2015) 1920s- jazz music was taken to cities like Chicago and New York. young girls cut off their hair and started to wear shorter dresses to go against their parents old fashion ways. Influence of work inspired likes of Tyce Diorio recognised works on sytycd Use of isolations Career Cole added his own jazzy flavor to his modern dance training. Career began in 1930-32 with the Humphry-Weidman Dance group. From 1932-33 Cole became a dancer on Broadway. 1937, Jack Cole danced with his own company. Jack Cole actually "abandoned his modern dance for a Commercial career in nightclubs." DVD, T.Q.M(2016) Luigi stated "if i cant dance without a bar, ill take it with me." Luigi's Jazz Centre(1990-2009) this has give him the determination to carry on. he created his own technique suited to his body and the feeling of the bar was always there. His technique was to control his own body whilst he danced, this is being both turned in and turn out to maintain his balance whilst he danced. In "Gentlemen," Cole connected the nondancer Monroe to her fulsome body. Injecting comic zing into her line readings and coaching her breathy song delivery. "land of opportunity" Europeans moved to America for better lifestyle and opportunities. They all had unique musical traditions like irish gigs, German waltzes and French quadrilles. History of Jazz dance news report Jazz music has often played a role within African American culture. Traced back as far as